Michael Dorosh
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Apologies if this has been discussed before. I'm familiar with many of the earlier discussions on this forum re: what the evolution of the various squad counters and what they represent. The SS for example, with the 6-5-8 perhaps typifying a mid to late war squad from one of the low numbered divisions, which had a high complement of LMGs and semi-automatic weapons, with 4-6-7, 4-4-7 counters being given SS status to represent some of the ethnic formations, etc. Other discussions have taken place with regards to, for example, the British 4-5-8 to represent Canadian troops, the U.S. 7-4-7 to represent Paratroops or Rangers, etc.
With all that in mind, I am curious what the designers had in mind with regards to the "new" Finnish counter types, and if any of the types were meant to correspond to either specific types (engineers, ski troops) or different periods (i.e. Winter War, Continuation War, Lappland War).
I was very impressed as always with the quality of the contents in my copy of Hakkaa Päälle. Tangentially, I thought the early-war Russian doctrine rule was quite interesting, particularly tha preventing Russian troops from using the Armored Assault rule. I think there might be historical precedent to extend that prohibition to other nationalities by SSR - reading Michael Doubler's work on U.S. troops in the bocage, for example, and the trouble that certain U.S. Army units had with tank-infantry cooperation, it seems like a natural.
With all that in mind, I am curious what the designers had in mind with regards to the "new" Finnish counter types, and if any of the types were meant to correspond to either specific types (engineers, ski troops) or different periods (i.e. Winter War, Continuation War, Lappland War).
I was very impressed as always with the quality of the contents in my copy of Hakkaa Päälle. Tangentially, I thought the early-war Russian doctrine rule was quite interesting, particularly tha preventing Russian troops from using the Armored Assault rule. I think there might be historical precedent to extend that prohibition to other nationalities by SSR - reading Michael Doubler's work on U.S. troops in the bocage, for example, and the trouble that certain U.S. Army units had with tank-infantry cooperation, it seems like a natural.